“In the lawsuit, Beta Theta Pi is depicted as a troubled place with ‘a long-documented history of dangerous misconduct, student injuries and numerous sexual assaults of women.’ The lawsuit says the chapter lost its recognition from Wesleyan as a student organization in 2005 and instead gained ‘the reputation in the Wesleyan community as the “Rape Factory.”‘

“The lawsuit says that Wesleyan warned students in an email in March 2010 to stay away from the fraternity, saying that the school “could not ensure students’ safety on the premises.”

Jane Doe, a freshman in the fall of 2010, was unaware of that warning from seven months earlier and went to the frat house’s Halloween party on Oct. 30, 2010, and was raped in a locked room, the lawsuit says.”

The suit claims the school violated federal gender-equity law by neglecting “to supervise, discipline, warn or take other corrective action” against the fraternity.

Jillian Rayfield is an Assistant News Editor for Salon, focusing on politics. Follow her on Twitter at @jillrayfield or email her at jrayfield@salon.com.

Overdevelopment, Overpopulation, Overshoot

Overdevelopment, Overpopulation, Overshoot

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Airplane Contrails: Globalized transportation networks, especially commercial aviation, are a major contributor of air pollution and greenhouse gas emissions. Photo of contrails in the west London sky over the River Thames, London, England.

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Overdevelopment, Overpopulation, Overshoot

Fire: More frequent and more intense wildfires (such as this one in Colorado, USA) are another consequence of a warming planet.